Pakistan urgently imports 150,000 tons of urea

According to the Pakistani "Business Record" reported on August 13, Pakistan's federal government recently instructed the Pakistani State Trading Company (TCP) to take all necessary measures to urgently import 150,000 tons of urea to address the shortage of fertilizers in the new planting season. After importing 150,000 tons of urea, TCP's urea imports will rise to 300,000 tons this year. After receiving a government directive, TCP issued a tender invitation to international suppliers on Friday. According to the terms and conditions of the tender, TCP requested that urea suppliers strictly abide by the urea standards and specifications set by the Pakistan Quality Control Agency (PSQCA), as well as relevant import laws and regulations. In addition, TCP requires that each batch of urea be weighed at least 50,000 tons and that it must arrive at the designated port, Gwadar Port, by September 30, 2011 at the latest. The target document should be sent to the company before 10:30 on August 22, 2011.

According to the report of the newspaper on August 15, the import of urea from Brazil or further expanded to 1.2 million tons of urea. At present, the annual urea production capacity in Pakistan is 6.9 million tons, but production capacity cannot be fully released due to natural gas supply restrictions and power outages, which has a major impact on agricultural production. It is reported that the current cost of producing urea per bag of urea by Pakistani urea producers is 1,378 rupees (US$1, 86 Rs), and that for farmers is Rs 1,398; due to market shortage, urea sellers sell urea at Rs 1800-2000 per bag. . According to the analysis, if the government restricts the supply of urea companies to 15 days per month, urea prices may continue to rise by Rs 400. Fertilizer producers currently only enjoy 3 days of gas supply per week, which is less than 4 days in Other industrial fields. Agricultural experts have called for the government to give more fertilizer to the chemical fertilizer production companies in Brazil in order to meet the domestic market demand for chemical fertilizers.